Generate RESTORE DATABASE Script without Using CMDSHELL
Use this script to generate RESTORE DATABASE scripts for all .BAK database files from Backup location during Instance or Database migration.
This query has been tested on SQL 2008 R2, SQL 2012, SQL 2014.
Execute the script on Target Instance. At the top, under multi line comment, one can see text like "Total Inputs: ",
/* Created By: AJAY DWIVEDI
Created Date: NOV 22, 2014
Purpose: Script out Restore DB on Target
Total Input: 3
*/
This hints that user input is required at 3 points within scripts. One can find input lines by looking for pattern like
--1) specify database backup directory
--2) Overwrite DB ( 1=TRUE OR 0=FALSE )
--3) NORECOVERY Mode (1=TRUE OR 0=FALSE )
Also, in case one is Full backup is already restored on Target with NORECOVERY mode, and Script is required to restore differential backups WITH RECOVERY mode, then below changes can be made:-
1) First generate script to restore Full backups with NORECOVERY mode
2) Then generate script to restore Differential backups with RECOVERY mode. This need that below lines in dynamic script must be marked as comments.
if(@DatabaseFileType='D')
SET @SQLString = @SQLString +
'move '''+ @LogicalName +''' to ''' + @Target_Data_Path + @PhysicalName +''',
';
if(@DatabaseFileType='L')
SET @SQLString = @SQLString +
'move '''+ @LogicalName +''' to ''' + @Target_Log_Path + @PhysicalName +''',
';
/*Created By:AJAY DWIVEDI
Created Date:NOV 22, 2014
Purpose:Script out Restore DB on Target
Total Input:3
*/SET NOCOUNT ON;
--Variable for finding .bak files
DECLARE
@BasePath varchar(1000)
,@Path varchar(1000)
,@FullPath varchar(2000)
,@Id int
,@RowCount int;
--1) specify database backup directory
SET @BasePath = 'F:\Backups';
--2) Overwrite DB ( 1=TRUE OR 0=FALSE )
DECLARE@do_overwrite_db TINYINT
SET@do_overwrite_db = 0
--3) NORECOVERY Mode (1=TRUE OR 0=FALSE )
DECLARE@with_NORECOVERY TINYINT
SET@with_NORECOVERY = 0
DECLARE@Target_Data_Path NVARCHAR (250),
@Target_Log_Path NVARCHAR (250)
PRINT '/* Please ignore this message ';
--Queries to find Data & Log files path /* SELECT name, filename FROM master.sys.sysaltfiles */DECLARE @DefaultLog nvarchar(512)
EXEC master.dbo.xp_instance_regread N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', N'Software\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer', N'DefaultLog', @DefaultLog output
DECLARE @MasterData nvarchar(512)
EXEC master.dbo.xp_instance_regread N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', N'Software\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer\Parameters', N'SqlArg0', @MasterData output
SELECT @MasterData=substring(@MasterData, 3, 255)
SELECT @MasterData=substring(@MasterData, 1, len(@MasterData) - charindex('\', reverse(@MasterData)))
SELECT@Target_Data_Path = COALESCE(CONVERT(NVARCHAR(250),SERVERPROPERTY('instancedefaultdatapath')), @MasterData+'\', '<Data File Location>')
,@Target_Log_Path = COALESCE(CONVERT(NVARCHAR(250),SERVERPROPERTY('instancedefaultlogpath')), @DefaultLog+'\', '<Log File Location>')
PRINT '
*/ ';
-- Variables for Scripting out restore script
DECLARE @db_name NVARCHAR(100)
,@DatabaseFileId TINYINT
,@LogicalName NVARCHAR(150)
,@DatabaseFileType VARCHAR(2)
,@Maiden_File_Name NVARCHAR(100)
,@PhysicalName NVARCHAR(150)
,@SQLString NVARCHAR(max)
,@DataLogFileCount TINYINT
,@DataLogFileCounter TINYINT
,@FileCount TINYINT
,@FileCounter TINYINT
,@BackupFile VARCHAR(2000)
,@DatabaseFile VARCHAR(2000);
DECLARE @DirectoryTree TABLE
(
id int IDENTITY(1,1)
,fullpath varchar(2000)
,subdirectory nvarchar(512)
,depth int
,isfile bit
);
DECLARE @BackupFileList TABLE( id int IDENTITY(1,1), BackupFile VARCHAR(2000) );
CREATE TABLE #headers
( BackupName varchar(256), BackupDescription varchar(256), BackupType varchar(256),
ExpirationDate varchar(256), Compressed varchar(256), Position varchar(256), DeviceType varchar(256),
UserName varchar(256), ServerName varchar(256), DatabaseName varchar(256), DatabaseVersion varchar(256),
DatabaseCreationDate varchar(256), BackupSize varchar(256), FirstLSN varchar(256), LastLSN varchar(256),
CheckpointLSN varchar(256), DatabaseBackupLSN varchar(256), BackupStartDate varchar(256), BackupFinishDate varchar(256),
SortOrder varchar(256), CodePage varchar(256), UnicodeLocaleId varchar(256), UnicodeComparisonStyle varchar(256),
CompatibilityLevel varchar(256), SoftwareVendorId varchar(256), SoftwareVersionMajor varchar(256),
SoftwareVersionMinor varchar(256), SoftwareVersionBuild varchar(256), MachineName varchar(256), Flags varchar(256),
BindingID varchar(256), RecoveryForkID varchar(256), Collation varchar(256), FamilyGUID varchar(256),
HasBulkLoggedData varchar(256), IsSnapshot varchar(256), IsReadOnly varchar(256), IsSingleUser varchar(256),
HasBackupChecksums varchar(256), IsDamaged varchar(256), BeginsLogChain varchar(256), HasIncompleteMetaData varchar(256),
IsForceOffline varchar(256), IsCopyOnly varchar(256), FirstRecoveryForkID varchar(256), ForkPointLSN varchar(256),
RecoveryModel varchar(256), DifferentialBaseLSN varchar(256), DifferentialBaseGUID varchar(256),
BackupTypeDescription varchar(256), BackupSetGUID varchar(256), CompressedBackupSize varchar(256),
Containment varchar(256) );
-- Drop Containment column from #headers for SQL Server 2008 R2
IF (SELECT CONVERT(VARCHAR(50),SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'))) LIKE '10.50.%'
BEGIN
ALTER TABLE #headers
DROP COLUMN Containment;
END
DECLARE @Backup_File_Details table
(
LogicalName nvarchar(128),
PhysicalName nvarchar(260),
[Type] char(1),
FileGroupName nvarchar(128),
Size numeric(20,0),
MaxSize numeric(20,0),
FileID bigint,
CreateLSN numeric(25,0),
DropLSN numeric(25,0),
UniqueID uniqueidentifier,
ReadOnlyLSN numeric(25,0),
ReadWriteLSN numeric(25,0),
BackupSizeInBytes bigint,
SourceBlockSize int,
FileGroupID int,
LogGroupGUID uniqueidentifier,
DifferentialBaseLSN numeric(25,0),
DifferentialBaseGUID uniqueidentifier,
IsReadOnl bit,
IsPresent bit,
TDEThumbprint varbinary(32) -- remove this column if using SQL 2005
)
--Populate the table using the initial base path.
INSERT @DirectoryTree (subdirectory,depth,isfile) EXEC master.sys.xp_dirtree @BasePath,1,1;
UPDATE @DirectoryTree SET fullpath = @BasePath + '\' + subdirectory;
INSERT INTO @BackupFileList SELECT fullpath FROM @DirectoryTree WHERE isfile = 1;
DELETE FROM @DirectoryTree WHERE isfile = 1;
--Loop through the table as long as there are still folders to process.
WHILE EXISTS (SELECT id FROM @DirectoryTree WHERE isfile = 0)
BEGIN
SELECT TOP (1) @Id = id, @BasePath = fullpath FROM @DirectoryTree WHERE isfile = 0;
SET NOCOUNT ON;
INSERT @DirectoryTree (subdirectory,depth,isfile) EXEC master.sys.xp_dirtree @BasePath,1,1;
SET @RowCount = @@ROWCOUNT ;
IF @RowCount <> 0
UPDATE @DirectoryTree SET fullpath = @BasePath + '\' + subdirectory WHERE id = @@IDENTITY;
ELSE
PRINT 'NOTE: Backup missing on path = '+@BasePath;
--Delete the processed folder.
DELETE FROM @DirectoryTree WHERE id = @Id;
END;
--Prepare Final list of .bak Files from Base Path
INSERT INTO @BackupFileList SELECT fullpath FROM @DirectoryTree WHERE isfile = 1;
--SELECT * from @BackupFileList;
--*****************************************************************************************
--*****************************************************************************************
--*****************************************************************************************
--Loop through each Backup File
DECLARE BackupFile_cursor CURSOR FOR
SELECT ROW_NUMBER()OVER(ORDER BY BackupFile) AS id, BackupFile FROM @BackupFileList ORDER BY BackupFile;
OPEN BackupFile_cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM BackupFile_cursor INTO @id, @BackupFile;
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
BEGIN TRY
--Get Header info. One row per .bak file
INSERT INTO #headers
EXEC ('restore headeronly from disk = '''+ @BackupFile + '''');
SELECT @db_name = DatabaseName FROM #headers;
--Get Data & Log Files. Two or more rows per .bak file
INSERT INTO @Backup_File_Details
EXEC ('restore filelistonly from disk = '''+ @BackupFile + '''');
SET@DataLogFileCount = (SELECT COUNT(1) AS COUNTS FROM @Backup_File_Details);
SET @DataLogFileCounter = 1;
SET @SQLString = '
--'+CAST(@id AS VARCHAR(3))+') ['+ @db_name +']
restore database ['+ @db_name +'] from disk ='''+@BackupFile+ '''
with ';
WHILE (@DataLogFileCounter <= @DataLogFileCount)
BEGIN
SELECT@LogicalName = LogicalName
,@PhysicalName = RIGHT(physicalname,CHARINDEX('\',REVERSE(physicalname))-1)
,@DatabaseFileType = Type
,@DatabaseFileId = FileId
FROM @Backup_File_Details WHERE FileId = @DataLogFileCounter;
if(@DatabaseFileType='D')
SET @SQLString = @SQLString +
'move '''+ @LogicalName +''' to ''' + @Target_Data_Path + @PhysicalName +''',
';
if(@DatabaseFileType='L')
SET @SQLString = @SQLString +
'move '''+ @LogicalName +''' to ''' + @Target_Log_Path + @PhysicalName +''',
';
SET @DataLogFileCounter = @DataLogFileCounter + 1;
END;
if (@do_overwrite_db<>0)
SET @SQLString = @SQLString + 'replace ,';
if (@with_NORECOVERY<>0)
SET @SQLString = @SQLString + 'NORECOVERY ,';
SET @SQLString = @SQLString + 'STATS = 10
GO
' ;
PRINT@SQLString;
DELETE FROM @Backup_File_Details;
DELETE FROM #headers;
END TRY
BEGIN CATCH
PRINT'--'+CAST(@id AS VARCHAR(3))+')
Error Occurred with Message: '+ ERROR_MESSAGE();
IF (ERROR_MESSAGE()='RESTORE HEADERONLY is terminating abnormally.')
PRINT'HINT:Kindly check if backup path "'+@BackupFile + '" exists
';
ELSE
IF (ERROR_MESSAGE()='RESTORE FILELIST is terminating abnormally.')
PRINT'HINT:Backup File "'+@BackupFile + '" belongs to higher version of SQL Server
';
END CATCH
FETCH NEXT FROM BackupFile_cursor INTO @id, @BackupFile;
END
CLOSE BackupFile_cursor
DEALLOCATE BackupFile_cursor
DROP TABLE #headers;
--*****************************************************************************************
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